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Baseball season was over, but that didn’t stop baseball’s bright new star from athletic competition in 1921.
The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a rare image from January of that year featuring the Babe dressed in a basketball uniform, preparing to take the floor against the Boston Celtics in an exhibition game.
Auction officials say it’s the only example of Ruth playing … [Read more...]

RMY Auctions has opened its Spring Premier Auction of vintage photographs with more than 1,000 lots up for bid through Saturday, April 9.
The auction leads off with an original 1918 photo of 23-year-old Babe Ruth pounding a ball for the Boston Red Sox. The 6 x 8 ¼” image shows the 23-year-old slugger who was rapidly becoming one of the world’s most famous athletes for his … [Read more...]

Nearly 68 years after his death, Babe Ruth still commands attention and adulation among baseball fans. We’ve all seen the video footage of the Bambino rounding the bases, doffing his cap as he savors another home run trot. On Monday, he was back in the spotlight with the release of 2016 Leaf Babe Ruth Collection.
The Texas-based company announced a deal with the Ruth … [Read more...]

Babe Ruth’s debut with the Boston Braves on April 16, 1935 was nothing less than a smash hit. Acquired from the Yankees in the off-season, primarily as a gate attraction, the 40-year-old Bambino crushed a home run and drove in three runs in front of a crowd of more than 25,000 fans, a huge gathering by Braves standards.
The RMY Auctions Photo of the Day shows Ruth doing … [Read more...]

Jackie Robinson’s original 1962 Baseball Hall of Fame induction plaque, the coveted Clipper Medal awarded in 1868 to baseball pioneer George Wright, the 1985 Kentucky Derby Owner’s Trophy, and a halter used by 2015 Triple Crown champ American Pharoah’s halter are among the items being offered in the latest Lelands auction catalog which closes Jan. 8.
The Robinson plaque … [Read more...]

"Everything smelled of ... fresh paint, fresh plaster and fresh grass".
The New York Evening Telegram’s description of Yankee Stadium, the cavernous new ballpark, surely drew fans in the days following April 18,1923.
There was much pomp and circumstance as the Yankees and Red Sox opened the season in the $2.4 million facility (about $32 million in today’s dollars). … [Read more...]

RMY Auctions has opened its September auction with 325 lots of vintage photography up for bid including an original 8x10 image of the team many believe was the greatest ever assembled.
The New York Yankees had already clinched the American League pennant by mid-September of 1927 and wound end the regular season with a record of 110 wins and 44 losses, 19 games better than … [Read more...]

Babe Ruth’s complete 1934 Tour of Japan uniform is now back in one collection and Little Leaguers around the world are among the first to get a look at it.
The jersey, pants and stirrups Ruth wore during the famous barnstorming tour were loaned to the Little League Museum in Williamsport, PA in 2013. Now, the cap donned by The Babe has been added, thanks to the generosity … [Read more...]

Andre Dawson’s 1987 NL MVP award sold for $117,855 as Goldin Auctions closed out its 2015 Summer Auction over the weekend.
The second of two sections closed early Sunday with items from the Hall of Famer’s personal collection among several hundred items up for bid. A week earlier, Goldin sold dozens of high-end items in a live auction at the National Sports Collectors … [Read more...]

His baseball career was over and within two years, so would Lou Gehrig's life. But the summer of 1939, he was still a vibrant man just months removed from the playing fields where he'd become a huge star. He was a celebrity even in places where there were no major league teams--like Rochester, MN.
It was there, at the home of the Mayo Clinic, where Gehrig agreed to a local … [Read more...]